Published in Languages and Cultures in Tradition

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This article investigates the conception of Christian corporeality in Ramon Llull’s (1232-1315) “The Book of Contemplation in God” (1271-1274), examining how the author integrates the classical philosophical tradition – especially Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus – with Christian Theology and medieval Scholasticism. Drawing on the doctrine of human powers and the physical-spiritual structure of man, Llull presents the body as a reflection of the divine order, an instrument of the soul, and a means of moral asceticism. The study analyses the relationship between nature and grace in Llull’s thought, demonstrating that the body, far from being a mere receptacle of the soul, constitutes a space of revelation and communion with God. Through the harmonization of the four elements, the five senses, and the vegetative, sensitive, imaginative, rational, and motor powers, Llull proposes an integrated vision of human existence, in which bodily and spiritual life converge toward the contemplation and praise of the Creator.